64 Mbyte Write once CMOS Chip from Standard Fabs

brian wang writes "Matrix semiconductor has taped out 64 Mbyte write once chip. It is 8 layer memory that can be made at standard fabs. They will be made at Taiwan Semiconductor initially in a 0.25micron process. It will be compatible with Flash. Obviously when they move to 0.18 micron and 0.13 and 0.10 micron processes that already are producing chips the memory size will shoot up to rival CDRoms from single chips. Revolutionary impact for handhelds, PCs, ROMDrives etc..." See, I knew it: Little is better.

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Re:OS BIOS

[toastyman]

Actually, no.

The tiny bit of ram that the BIOS uses to store all your settings between boots is made of CMOS. The BIOS itself is stored in regular PROMs or in more recent years flash rom.

More info at their website

[Myco]

The article is a bit lacking on consumer-relevant details, but the marketese on their site gives you a better idea of that stuff.

Notables:

• Price: "Matrix 3DM cards will be comparable in cost to 35mm film and work in a similar fashion"
• Longevity: "Matrix 3-D Memory's array structure results in an archival storage device capable of storing data for more than 100 years."
• Scaling up: "By leveraging the same infrastructure as the rest of the industry, Matrix 3-D Memory will scale at least as fast as other semiconductor technologies, maintaining its significant cost advantage with future process generations."
• Compatibility: "Interchangeable with re-writeable flash cards"
• Capacity: "Comparable cost per megabyte to optical and magnetic storage"